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A Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center study involving St. Xavier High School and Archbishop Moeller High School, both in Cincinnati, tested a special investigational collar that may reduce the number of concussions in contact sports, according to WCPO 9.

Simon Kemp, MD, will complete his duties as the England national rugby union team's physician at the end of the summer tour, according to ESPN.

Oklahoma City-based OU Medical Center physicians are partaking in the Oklahoma Blaze and will play against the Oklahoma Adaptive Sports Association's wheelchair basketball team, according to News OK.

James Andrews, MD, will perform Tommy John surgery on New York Yankees right-handed pitcher Branden Pinder, according to a Sports Media 101 report.

Keith Meister, MD, performed elbow surgery on Texas Rangers reliever Keone Kela, according to an ESPN report.

Marc Philippon, MD, performed a left hip arthroscopy on Golden State Warriors' Kevin Looney, according to Basketball Insiders.

Graham M. Lawson, MD, examined London Irish's Sean Maitland, according to ESPN.

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Michael S. Slutzky, MD, performed thumb surgery on bike racer Josh Day, according to a Road Racing World report.

Daniel Tang, MD, re-examined jockey Julian Pimentel's broken foot, according to Horseracing Nation.